This course gives students a broad overview of the archaeology of ancient Egypt from the Predynastic to the Greco-Roman Period (3500-31 BC). Using the archaeological record, this course explores Egyptian gods, animal deities, divine kings, pyramids, temples, mummification, society, government, and crafts. The course deals with ancient Egyptians’ beliefs about identity, religion, medicine, magic, sex, childbirth, slavery, and death through a focus on material culture and social agency. Current issues of heritage, conservation & repatriation as well as colonial European interpretations of this African civilization will also be addressed.